Love Our Oceans
The mission of the SCCA is to seek protection for lands and waters of significance to the preservation of biological diversity and to undertake public education about the importance of preserving and enhancing biological diversity.
Our work applies to both saltwater and freshwater marine ecosystems, including nearshore and shoreline habitats/ecological communities that border the greater Sunshine Coast region.
What's At Stake
Those of us who aren't scuba divers may not be aware of the abundant ecosystems under the ocean surface around the Sunshine Coast.
Watch the beautiful short video Life Beneath the Surface on YouTube, to experience this stunning world, that needs our protection. It's bound to inspire you!
In this Section
- Love Our Oceans: Overview
- World Oceans Day Festival
- Life Beneath the Surface: A Film
- Hope for the Humpbacks Documentary Film
- Glass Sponge Reefs
- Eelgrass Mapping
- Forage Fish Sampling
- Invasive European Green Crabs
- Ocean Protection Plan
- Salish Sea Symposium
Sunshine Coast World Oceans Day Festival
Every year on June 8th - the United Nations' World Oceans Day - people around the world celebrate the many ways the world's oceans benefit our lives. That week, the SCCA hosts an annual Sunshine Coast World Oceans Day Festival, in collaboration with Rhizome UP! Media and the Green Film Series. If you missed it, you can catch up on the 2023 Festival here.
What We've Achieved So Far
Learn about the Salish Sea Symposium 2024!
On January 23-24, the SCCA attended the 2024 Salish Sea Symposium, held at the Vancouver Convention Center. This year’s symposium hosted 13 different seminars over the two days, addressing various topics from shipping traffic to clam garden restorations. Read more!
The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
Join SCCA on Saturday, September 10th while we participate in the shoreline cleanup at Davis Bay. Last year more than 47,000 Canadians picked up 98,000 kg of litter! Lets see if we can help to do even better this year. The clean up will occur from 10am 4pm. Were hoping that volunteers can sign […]
Shorelines: More Than Just a Pretty Beach
On September 6, the Friends of Forage Fish is sponsoring an afternoon workshop at the Sunshine Coast Regional District. The title– Shorelines: More than just a pretty beach–sums it up. Participants will learn about sensitive shoreline habitats on the Sunshine Coast, including spawning beaches and eel grass beds, their importance to forage fish, and various measures […]
Challenging Woodfibre LNG and Fortis BC
The SCCA has partnered up with My Sea to Sky Society to challenge project approvals for the Woodfibre LNG Project. Standing up for species at risk Earlier this year, federal environment Minister, Steven Guilbeault amended the 2018 Federal Decision Statement to allow Woodfibre LNG to reduce the monitoring area for seals and sea lions by […]
World Oceans Day Festival is Online
Our 2023 Sunshine Coast World Oceans Day Festival celebrated the incredible work being done to enhance and protect marine biodiversity. On the Festival website, you can listen to recordings of all the Nemo talks and view our curated collection of marine focused Feature Films and short videos. We’ve also compiled a list of ways you can stay connected and Take Action on marine conservation.
June 8, 2023: uncharted waters
Join us on World Oceans Day for a celebration of the conservation and restoration work in Howe Sound In the film screening uncharted waters, and with a guest from the Marine Stewardship Initiative we will explore the Átl’ḵa7tsem/Howe Sound Community Mapand the Marine Reference Guide. We will view some video of the Átl’ḵa7tsem/Howe Sound UNESCO […]